Display cabinet



July 4, 1933. A. SOFFEL 1,916,238

DISPLAY CABINET Filed Jan. 5, 1930 /7Z5E/ 7* Z JOA-FEA Patented July 4,1933 ALBERTA L. SOFFEL, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA DIEPLAY CABINETApplication filed January 3, 1930. Serial No. 418,190.

My invention relates to a display cabinet and has, for its principalobject, the prov1- sion of a relatively simple, inexpensive andattractive cabinet or container that is especially designed for holdingand displaying within a show case or any show window, supply of smallobjects of merchandise, such as the metal boxes and tubes that areutilized for holding cosmetics and particularly compacts of face powder,rouge, lipsticks and the I like.

My present invention is an improvement upon the display cabinet thatforms the subject matter of an application for patent filed 5 by me July30th, 1929, Serial No. 382,127.

2 Further objects of my invention are, to generally improve upon andsimplify the construction of the display cabinet set forth in myaforesaid patent application, further,

0 to provide a cabinet havlng readily adjustable partitions that arereadily adjustable in order to accommodate difierent sizes and shapes ofcosmetic containers and further, to provide a cabinet having one or moreremovable cups that will receive and display in a convenient manner anumber of small articles such as the metal containers of lipsticks. j

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts thatwill hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

cabinet constructed in accordance invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the holders that is adapted toreceive a number of small articles such as lipstick containers. Fig. 3is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is a cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates apractical embodiment of my invention, 10 designates a base panel that ispreferably formed of wood and arranged on the under face thereof,adjacent to its corners, are small semi-spheriwith m Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a display cal studs 11, preferably of rubber whichserve as feet to support the panel a short distance above the bottom ofa show case or counter.

' Secured in any suitable manner on topof the rear end of the base panel10 is a block 12 having a semi-circular recess 13, formed u in its frontface. Secured ontop of the base panel, near its front end, is a block 14that is practically identical with the block 12 and formed in the rearface of said block 1% is a substantially semi-circular recess 15.

Secured on topof the base panel 10, immediately adjacent to its frontend, are up right pins or studs 16 and the space between these pins orstuds and the front face of block 1 1 is adapted to be occupied by a boxor container that functions as a sample to show the character of thegoods contained in the cabinet on which said sample is positioned.

Formed in the base panel 10 between the blocks 12 and 14 and adjacent tothe side edges of the panel are longitudinally disposed parallel slots17 Arranged on top of the base panel, between ,3. the blocks 12 and 14,is-a seriesof partition Q blocks 18 and formed in the front and rearfacesthereof are substantially semi-circular recesses 19. Each of theblocks 18 is arranged to be adjusted lengthwise on the base panel andsuch adjustment is afforded by use of two screws 20 which pass throughthe slots 17 and enter the lower portion of the body of each block.

When these screws are loosened to a slight degree the blocks may bereadily shifted lengthwise on the base panel so as to vary the spacesbetween the blocks for the accommodation of cosmetic containers ofdifferent sizes and shapes and to secure the blocks to v the base panelit is only necessary to tighten the various screws so as to clamp theblocks 1 against the base panel.

As a result of my improved construction a series of substantiallyupright cylindrical chambers are formed between the fixed and adjustableblocks and which chambers are adapted to receive the small circularmetal boxes that are now generally used as holders for compacts of facepowder, rouge and the like.

In order to conveniently hold a number of tubular metal containers suchas are utilized as holders of lipsticks, is tubular member 21, which maybe formed of celluloid, sheet metal or the like, may be positioned inthe pockets between the partition blocks and the lipstick containerspositioned within said tubular member as illustrated in Fig. 3.

My improvement display cabinet may be painted or decorated so as topresent a neat and finished appearance and said cabinet is very compact,may be conveniently handled and in addition to displaying goods in anattractive manner serves as a convenient holder for a large numberofindividual articles of merchandise.

An especially desirable feature of my invention is the adjustability ofthe intermediate blocks or partitions for by properly adjusting theseblocks the cabinet serves as a storage container for a number of smallboxes or compact containers of different sizes and shapes.

The box or container that is arranged for display on the forward end ofthe cabinet is retained in position by the pins or studs 16 and said boxor container may be opened while the cabinet is positioned within a showcase or show window, thus enabling prospective purchasers to readilyobserve the color and character of the merchandise.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a display cabinet that isespecially designed for holding and displaying small articles ofmerchandise such as the holders of powder and rouge compacts, also theholders of lipsticks and which cabinet is relatively simple inconstruction, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective inperforming the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts ofmy improved display cabinet may bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is setforth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A display cabinet, comprising an elongated base panel, blocks fixedon top of said panel adjacent to its ends, the inner faces of whichfixed blocks are provided with substantially semi-circular recesses, aplurality of partition blocks adjustably mounted on top of the basepanel between said fixed blocks, the front and rear faces of whichpartition blocks are provided with semi-circular recesses whichcooperate with each other and with the recesses in the fixed blocks toform a plurality of vertically disposed co1n partments, said base panelbeing provided between the fixed blocks with longitudinally disposedparallel slots and screws passing upwardly through said slots and seatedin the lower portions of said partition blocks for securing the same tothe base panel in differently adjusted positions.

2. A display cabinet, comprising an elongated base panel, a blocksecured on the rear end of said panel, a block secured on said panel ashort distance rearwardly from the forward end thereof, a plurality ofpartition blocks mounted for individual adjustment upon the base panelbetween said blocks, each partition block being provided in its frontand rear faces with substantially semi-circular recesses which cooperatewith each other and with the recesses in the fixed blocks to formstorage compartments, said base panel being provided between said fixedblocks with a pair of longitudinally disposed slots, screws passingupwardly through said slots into the lower portions of said adjustablepartitions for securing the same to the base panel in differentlyadjusted positions and means positioned on front of the front one of thefixed blocks for retaining an object on the panel in front of said frontfixed block. a

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERTA L. SOFFEL.

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